Mark's Epic Blog of Randomness

 By Mark Rodriguez Shredder and Krang have allied themselves with the Pantheon who have started to question Old Hob's leadership. Krang suggested that the Pantheon members try to take out the Turtles, and whoever can accomplish this will gain leadership. Drako has tried and failed, now Golgotha will take a crack at it. "Siren Song" opens with the Turtles being driven down the streets as a parade is being thrown in their honor. There's even a sign declaring it to the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Day' (March 19?). Michealangelo is happy to see how everybody loves them. Raphael says it's about time since his face was made for endorsements.  Master Splinter, now human again, tells the Turtles how proud he is of them. Shredder, in prison gear, is honored to have been defeated by the Turtles and says he learned to use macrame in prison. Donatello says Shredder using macrame is surreal. Leonardo says Shredder being defeated and Splinter being human again is eve...

 By Mark Rodriguez Krang and Hob forced Lotus to betray the Turtles and steal their portable portal generator. Despite the Turtles and Lotus tricking Krang with a purposely damaged portal, it still worked well enough to being in the Pantheon and the Shredder! Now what will happen? "Does whatever an Iron Can" opens with Donatello showing the gang his new Shellacker Armor System, which was turtle-shaped armor. Michaelangelo asks if their shell aren't already enough armor. Leonardo isn't sure about this. Raphael asks if Donatello wants to go back to his 'Dark Turtle' roots or if he wants be Bugman's new sidekick. Donatello reminds them that Lotus told them that Old Hob and Krang were working together so he wanted to be ready for anything.    Raphael says that as ninjas they shouldn't need a suit of armor. Master Splinter comes in and reminds them that being a ninja is about adaptability. He says if their current situation calls for the use of this new de...

 By Mark Rodriguez Krang and Hob forced Lotus Blossom into stealing Donatello's portable dimensional portal. While at first it seemed like Lotus was trying to warn Leonardo about this plan, she followed him to the Lair and knocked everyone out with a smoke grenade. What will happen next?     "Guess who's Baaaaaack" opens with Lotus seeing that the Turtle are now unconscious but needs a way to actually bring the portal back to Krang and Hob. She figures she could just tell them where to find it, but that would be if she had no honor. She reminds herself she's doing this to save the lives of her students, not to destroy the turtles' sanctuary. Just then Master Splinter returns from his fishing trip and sees her. Splinter asks Lotus what's done to his students. Lotus decides to attack and Splinter says he's lucky the fish weren't biting and he came home early. Lotus kicks Splinter's tackle box out his hand. Splinters ties Lotus up with his fishin...

By Mark Rodriguez Krang and Hob are working together to fix the dimensional portal to bring Shredder back to their reality, as well as try to conquer the universe with the help of the Pantheon. Their first attempt somehow have Krang and upgraded version of his android body, and also unleashed evil 'what if' versions of Leonardo, Raphael and Donatello. While the Turtles took care of their evil twins, Krang and Hob continue to fix the portal. Emboldened by his new body, Krang now tells Hob he also wants to lead the Pantheon himself. What will happen next? "Still the Ninja She Always Was" opens with the Turtles watching wrestling as a wrestler named Hairculeas (who pretty much like like Cousin It with legs) pulls out a steel chair from underneath all that hair. Leonardo is not impressed and tells the gang that it's time to head out. Raphael tells him that Wrestletoberfest happens only once a year. Leonardo says the event is happening all week and they can skip one n...

 By Mark Rodriguez While the Turtles have been having their adventures, Krang was still busy trying to pull Shredder and Rocksteady back into their dimension. After trying to use a Technodrome from the future, Shredder got caught between dimensions and is now in a ghostly form. Further attempts to undo this ended up in Rocksteady also being trapped in a similar state. Old Hob from the Pantheon has ended up stranded on Earth and has allied himself with Krang. What will happen when those two finally manage to fix the portal? "Three Nasty Turtles and a Sharp-Dressed Brain" opens in Shredder and Krang's hideout as Old Hob has finally fixed the transdimensional portal and just needs to give it a test run. Shredder asks Hob what he's waiting for and demands to be returned to his physical form at once, and Rocksteady agrees. Krang tells Shredder that the slightest miscalculation might not bring Shredder back, but might create a wobble in time and space with unpredictable an...